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Telewest launches blueyonder as losses widen
High-speed 512Kb internet service aims to have 200,000 subscribers by end of 2001 says Illsley
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Endemol sale sparks indie quotas rethink
One of the UK's largest independents, GMG Endemol, looks set to lose its indie status in a development that is expected to have dramatic repercussions across the independent production sector.The move
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BBC TV pitches for extra cash
Top BBC Broadcast executives have begun hammering out blueprints to secure extra cash for key TV services, with BBC 1 pitching for up to£100 million and BBC 2 seeking£75 million extra a year, writes Tim Dams.
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NewsViewing jury is still out on BBC2's Verdict
BBC2's new celebrity-based jury show got a lukewarm reception from the viewers on Sunday with the first edition attracting 2 million (8%) in a 9pm slot.
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Tiger and Wark Clements join forces
Tiger Aspect and Wark Clements have banded together to form a 50:50 joint-venture indie to produce comedy, entertainment, drama and factual programmes in Glasgow, writes Ashley Davies.
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BBC2 drama to tap into dotcom fever
Award-winning This Life and The Cops producer World Productions has started work on a major 20-part drama series for BBC 2 about an internet start-up, writes Tim Dams.
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Treays quits United for Granada TV
Granada Television head of documentaries Bill Jones has poached acclaimed film-maker Jane Treays from United Productions, writes Ashley Davies.
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ITV2 acquires new series of HTV's Nuts and Bolts
ITV2 director of programmes Brian Barwick is in the final stages of acquiring a second series of Welsh teen soap Nuts and Bolts (right) from HTV Wales, three weeks into the
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SKY MOVIEMAX DROPS MOVIE BABYLON
Sky MovieMax show Movie Babylon has failed to secure a recommission for a new series. Produced in-house, the 30 x 30-minute show presented by Sue Perkins, first aired in October 1999.
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NewsTV-Loonland inks raft of deals for Little Princess
German distributor TV-Loonland has secured a string of broadcast and home entertainment deals for The Illuminated Film Company's pre-school series Little Princess.
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THE SLEEPER NOW WIDE AWAKE AND IN PRODUCTION
BBC Production drama serials department has gone into production with The Sleeper, a psychological/supernatural thriller for BBC 1. Billed as a darkly humorous tale of strange goings on at a haunted
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THIRD MAN TO PRODUCE BRIDGE DOC FOR CARLTON
Plymouth indie Third Man Productions has been commissioned to produce two series for Carlton's West Country region. The Bridge is a 2 x 30-minute programme following a team working on a
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YATES FRONTS CONTROVERSY-BASED VIDEO HISTORY SHOW
Sky One has lined up Paula Yates to front a new show about censored, cut and controversial clips from music and video history. The Censored Video Show is a 2 x
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NewsBBC Worldwide licenses operas for Voom HD block
US cable channel Gallery HD has bought a package of operas from BBC Worldwide and UK production company Opus Arte for its new Sunday afternoon programming block Opera and an Omelet.
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Salmon calls for more BBC drama
BBC 1 controller Peter Salmon said he wants to see more drama on the channel, as he launched a£242 million spring/summer season this week.Unveiling 10 new dramas, he said: 'I
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Reeves in solo project
Comedian Vic Reeves is to make his first ever solo TV project without partner Bob Mortimer, a 13 x 24-minute show called Vic Reeves' Mind for UKTV music and comedy channel UK Play, writes Tim Dams.
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GMTV signs itsy bitsy deal
GMTV has signed its biggest international co-production deal in its history, linking with US production shop itsy bitsy Entertainment Company to create a pre-school puppet and animation show, writes Colin Robertson.
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Endemol secures further exposure on MTV
Endemol International's high-tech dating format Exposedhas been commissioned for a further 40 half-hour episodes by MTV in the US.